Private equity firm TPG is creating a fund to invest in public companies, “to offer its experience to aid in better decision making,” according to a recent article in Bloomberg.…
Day: January 23, 2020
The Future of AI in Stock Picking
A recent article in Forbes tells the story of EquBot, a San Francisco based ETF advisory firm that uses proprietary software for stock picking. The firm’s chief executive, Chidananda Katua,…
‘Hoodwinked’ Institutions Pushing Back on Private Equity
An article in Institutional Investor reports that institutions are questioning the value of internal rate of return (IRR), a widely-used measure of portfolio performance. According to Jos van Gisbergen, who…
Apple and Microsoft Won’t Continue to Dazzle Investors
While many “hot” stocks are still in fashion, a new study by Research Affiliates argues that they haven’t “become permanently more profitable. So, value stocks should eventually outperform simply because…